Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 26, 2011
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25073
Aircraft time
68,345 hours, 25,154 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
60,376 hours, 22,302 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Hung Start
Location
Left
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

HUNG START ON LEFT ENGINE. SECOND START UNSATISFACTORY. 3RD ATTEMPT MADE WITH IGNITION IN BOTH. ENGINE HANGS AT 60% N2 AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO IDLE. NO LIMITS EXCEEDED. STARTER CUTOUT WAS NORMAL. REFER TO MM 73-21-00 FIG 111 ON PG125 FOR FAULT ISOLATION. FAULT REPEATED AFTER SECURING SVA ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS (3456001). STARTED LEFT ENGINE ON ING1, ING2 AND IN BOTH POSITION, THREE GOOD STARTS, NO FAULTS, NO MESSAGES, PERFORMED ACCELERATION CHECK PER JRH, OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.